.- They charge extra for handling evictions.- One PM deducts $800 from the security deposit at move-out as part of their “policy,” which isn’t tenant-friendly or transparent.To be clear, I’m not saying PMs don’t add value—especially when I don’t want direct contact with tenants.

They push you to pay $150 for a ad set up fee so your ads get set up correctly and not suspended specifically and when done all the ads get suspended by google and bing right away. 

I know land can be more difficult to finance, and I’m also a little nervous about the process of adding a manufactured home (utilities, site work, permits, etc.).She is very capable, and her dad is a contractor, so she definitely has strong support.

I'm trying to find creative ways to provide added value for tenants to get the highest possible rent for the area.

The above comment is correct, there are some states that have added an extra step (not assigning, extra disclosures etc) but in Texas you are fine.

In most neighborhoods, once you pass the “functional lot size” for that area, extra acreage has diminishing returns.In other words:A jump from 0.25 → 0.5 acres matters.A jump from 0.5 → 1.25 acres usually doesn’t move value much unless buyers specifically pay for land in that market.For flips, here’s how we underwrite it:Find the smallest comps in the batch.

Update Your Lease / Add an AddendumInstead of adding her as a leaseholder, you can add her as an authorized occupant through a simple addendum.This way, the primary tenant remains responsible for the rent and lease terms.

I've found guests really enjoy our "spa quality" master bathroom, although I do not find it brings us any extra value.

Over-improving too early can eat into your returns, especially if the extra $50k doesn’t directly boost rent or appraisal enough to justify it.

Hotels are famous for this listing a lower daily rate and adding “resort”, “facility”, “prime”, “extra person”, “access” fees, etc.